UVa’s chapter of Phi Kappa Sigma has had their charter suspended by the national PKS for alcohol violations. The organization’s charter bans possession of alcohol in the frat house by anybody, regardless of age. (I wonder what he’s got in that cup, standing behind that bar?) Said the director of PKS chapter services, “they were not willing to follow the rules…they pretty much forced our hand.” Eric Swensen has the story in today’s Progress. 09/04 Update: The folks at Phi Sigma Kappa point out that they are not, in fact, Phi Kappa Sigma. Turns out I linked to the wrong site. Apologies all around.
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A new weblog, WahooPundit (“The first weblog by and for students of the University of Virginia”), reports that faculty salaries have increased, despite Governor Warner’s order to universities to cut spending due to the budget crunch. WahooPundit claims that their analysis of the Annual Survey of Faculty Salaries shows a 0.38% increase in salaries across the board, which seems reasonable. However, says WahooPundit, the top 50 professors accounted for an impressive 95% of the raises, with increases of tens or hundreds of dollars.
The pilot of a light aircraft from CHO was found in the wreckage of the plane in Greene last night. Kenneth Clarry, of Albemarle, was killed on Sunday when his plane hit the side of a mountain near Saddleback Mountain in the Shenandoah National Park, north of Rt. 33. The plane was located, and his body recovered, by a search crew last night. Clarry had been on a three-hour solo practice flight. The FAA is investigating the cause of the accident.
Sri Swami Satchidananda Maharaj, founder of Yogaville, died in India on Sunday, Elizabeth Nelson reports in today’s Progress. Satchidananda was a world spiritual leader, renowned for his teachings of tolerance, peace, and truth. In Charlottesville, Yogaville is most noticable for their Integral Yoga natural food store on Preston Ave. The plans for the Virginia funeral are still being worked out, but it seems inevitable that a tremendous number of people will attend from around the world. Satchidananda was 87 years old.
On George Loper’s website, he’s currently featuring a short piece, complete with photos, about the Farmers’ Market. This 30-year-old Saturday morning gathering of local farmers has floated around town, homeless, for many years now, though it’s been in a parking lot on Water Street for the past few years. Much lip service has been paid to finding a permanent location, but nothing has been done. What say you, cvillenewsers? Should it be given a permanent location or at least a better one? Is this an institution that requires better quarters, or does its impromptu feeling help make it what it is? If not in its current location, where should it be?
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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